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Mexicanisms I: widely used Mexican expressions
As well as being a tremendous country, Mexico is one of the real linguistic driving forces of Latin America. Here are some Mexicanisms and their importance to translation into and from Spanish.
While there are some words that are still used despite...
Difference between Latin American Spanish and European Spanish
The history of the Spanish language was shaped with the rise and fall of great empires. With foundations in Vulgar Latin, Spanish emerged alongside the collapse of Rome in the Iberian Peninsula thousands of years ago. This Romance language also...
How Many Languages Are Spoken in Spain?
"Bon dia! Egun on! Bo día!" are all acceptable forms of greeting in Spain; except for the fact that they derive from different languages that can be heard and seen in their respective homelands.
But if you speak fluent castellano, you are...
Mexicanisms III: quotes and proverbs
The last Mexicanisms post of the series, in which you can learn some of the most popular Mexican proverbs that make Mexico a linguistic driving force in Latin America.
After discovering Mexicanisms I: widely used Mexican expressions and ...
Mexican phrases: Mexican slang translator
As well as being a tremendous country, Mexico is one of the real linguistic driving forces of Latin America. Discover these Mexicanisms and their importance to translation into and from Spanish.
While some words come from old Spanish spoken in...Cuban sayings? 10 expressions you’ll only know if you’re from Cuba
Let’s travel to an island with its own wonderful language, personality, authenticity and freshness, located in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. Sounds difficult, doesn’t it? However, if we were to whisper “Cuba” into your ear, you’d probably realize...